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As the Chen Xiao Dynasty and the Golden Eagle Dynasty inevitably come to an end due to age and aging, this year's NBA playoffs are particularly cruel and intense.

As the center of the whirlpool, Chen Xiao and the Warriors definitely do not want to withdraw from the stage of history.

On April 28, after a week's rest, the Warriors faced the Spurs' challenge at the Oracle Center in Oakland, Golden State.

The Spurs led by Jimmy Butler faced the Clippers in the first round. After easily defeating the Clippers 4-1, the Spurs are now in high morale.

Jimmy Butler, Dwight Howard, Dejounte Murray, Gasol, Belinelli, Patty Mills, Ding Yanyuhang, and Derrick White who performed very well in the playoffs this season.

There is absolutely a reason why this team can beat the Clippers in the first round.

Under the leadership of Butler, a very serious leader, this Spurs rarely makes mistakes in every game. You can say that this team does not seem to have high potential, but the lower limit of this team is Extremely high.

If your strength is not firmly above the Spurs, you will have no way to distract yourself from playing this team. As long as you don't pay attention, you will be defeated by this Spurs team.

This was the case in the first round between the Spurs and Clippers. The Clippers actually didn't lose that much in every game.

There was even one game that was the last to win. In short, the Spurs' performance at critical moments was much tougher than the Clippers.

It has to be said that although the Clippers have always been a strong player in the Western Conference over the years, they are always far behind the super team.

Now, as Paul, Stoudemire and others are getting older, the Clippers have actually withdrawn from the category of strong teams and are ready to start rebuilding.

It's just that the Clippers' reconstruction is very difficult. Although Los Angeles is a very good city, it is not easy to deal with small guns.

Although Xiaopao has become an old cannon now, his strength is pretty good and he should still be very strong. However, this strength cannot support his pursuit of the championship. However, the old cannon himself wants the championship and at the same time wants to win. salary, and then building a team around veteran players, it will be difficult to win the championship.

If the team is built around other superstars, it is impossible for Xiaopao to cut his salary and play support.

In addition, the veteran is unwilling to transform the Clippers into a ticket-selling team that only needs to make the playoffs.

This is quite contradictory.

In short, the current situation of the Clippers is not good.

Therefore, the Spurs, who defeated the Clippers and entered the semi-finals, are also considered by experts to be the weakest team among the top four in the Western Conference.

Therefore, when the experts in the league predict the matchup between the Warriors and the Spurs, most experts believe that it can be resolved within five games.

Indeed, in this year's Western Conference, in terms of hard power, the Warriors, Lakers, and Jazz are the teams in the first tier. The Spurs, Clippers, and then other teams are in the next tier.

So here’s the question, because the experts’ collective predictions in the first round were inaccurate. So this time, these experts predict that there will be no suspense in the game between the Warriors and the Spurs. Will there really be no suspense?

Well, the final result is indeed no suspense. The Spurs lost to the Warriors 1-4 in this series.

Although the Spurs played very hard, they were unable to grasp the Warriors' internal and external problems.

One of Howard and Gasol can't attack, and the other is too old to attack. Spurs outside superstar Jimmy Butler faced the defensive turns of Klay and Jaylen Brown and did not perform as well as the Clippers.

In this series, Jimmy Butler averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game. This data is still very good, and he also shot 45% from the field. This is a standard data that belongs to the qualifying line for superstars.

But obviously, if the Spurs want to win the Warriors, if they cannot defeat the Warriors in the paint, Jimmy Butler needs to average at least 30+ per game, and he must average 30+ per game efficiently.

Just like another Western Conference semifinals, the semifinals between the Lakers and Jazz.

In this semi-final between the Lakers and the Jazz, the two teams played really excitingly.

In G1 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Leonard, the head coach of the Lakers who was humiliated by the Jazz in the playoffs last year, shot 16 of 23 at home, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 10 of 11 free throws, scoring a crazy 45 points. He scored 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and led the team to a 13-point victory over the Jazz at home, taking the lead in this series.

In last year's playoffs, facing Gobert who was assisting in defense inside, Leonard did not dare to break out. His shot was not easy to shoot because it was blocked, and he was not so confident in breaking through.

It can be said that the game was very bad.

But in this game, everyone saw Leonard's determination.

Even if his strong attack effect in this game is not that good, it will be of great help to the team.

In this game, Siakam, the Lakers' power forward and this year's Most Improved Player, shot 12-for-15 and 29 points in a single game beside Leonard.

Let's put it this way, as long as Leonard dares to fight without hesitation, plus Paul George, Jokic and Lowry attract defense, Siakam will have a lot of space.

After all, in addition to Leonard, Paul George, Jokic, and Lowry can all pass the ball.

As long as Siakam is in place, there will be opportunities!

Siakam's finishing ability is indeed good. Not only can he finish at the basket in this game, he can also hit 3 of 4 three-pointers.

So much so that after the game, Lakers fans were exclaiming that Kobe had picked up a treasure with his piercing eyes.

Who would have thought that Siakam, who had been wandering and had no chance in the Thunder and only averaged 5 points per game, would perform so well after being lured to the Lakers by Kobe Bryant.

Therefore, after this G1 ended, Boss Ke himself was so dumbfounded with laughter that he was really happy.

It can be said that Siakam is the antidote to the Lakers' best power forward position.

When Lowe has not grown up and Kuzma has no defense, Siakam can attack, defend and shoot three-pointers. This is definitely the perfect puzzle for the Lakers now.

Siakam has a very good understanding with Jokic and Leonard.

So much so that after the game, Lakers fans affectionately called Siakam and Leonard the 'Lakers Dual Cards'.

And just when G1 was over and everyone thought the Jazz was about to finish, in the next two games, the Jazz won two consecutive games and tied the score to 2-1.

Not only did they win an away game, but they also returned to the home court in G3 and directly gave the Lakers a 116-105 victory.

So much so that after the G3 victory, Lakers fans were mentally shattered.

After all, G4 is still the Jazz's home court. With the Jazz in G3's state, beating the Lakers by more than 10 points, the Lakers can take the lead on the road?

If G4 loses and the Lakers fall behind 1-3, then they will definitely give it away.

And there is a high probability that the team will lose by a score of 1 to 4, the same as last season.

It can only be said that the Jazz team really restrained the Lakers.

Gobert can greatly influence Jokic when he stands there, and players such as Yi Jianlian, Gordon Hayward, Ingles, DeAndre Jordan, and Mitchell are all very brave and are really not afraid to compete with the Lakers. Hard fight.

Just when the Warriors were happily preparing to face the Jazz in the Western Conference Finals, an accident happened.

To be honest, for the Warriors, they certainly hope that their opponent will be a team whose center has no offensive ability.

Although the Jazz restrained the Lakers and was very powerful, against the Warriors, because Gobert had no offensive ability and could not suppress the Warriors' inside line on the offensive end, it was basically impossible for the Jazz to defeat the Warriors.

In this case, as long as the Jazz advance to the Western Conference Finals, the team that represents the Western Conference this year will still be the Warriors.

In this case, the Warriors certainly support the Jazz's advancement.

Just G4…

Siakam made 2 of 10 shots and committed 4 fouls. He only played 20 minutes due to a foul crisis and was defeated by Yi Jianlian.

In such an unfavorable and desperate situation, Leonard took advantage of Leonard, and Leonard once again stood up.

In the game, he made 13 of 20 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, and 8 of 12 free throws. He scored 39 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 assists.

At the same time, in the most critical second half, Leonard made 7 of 10, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and 4 of 8 free throws. He scored 22 points in the half, stabilizing the team's victory and eventually leading the Lakers to a 101-98 away victory. defeated the Jazz and miraculously brought the score back to 2-2.

After being saved in such a desperate situation, the morale of the Lakers team exploded after G4, which was directly reflected in G5 at the Lakers' home court.

In G5, the Lakers returned to their home court with high morale. They efficiently hit 16 three-pointers in the game. Seven players on the team scored in double figures. Siakam, who was defeated by Yi Jianlian in the last game, made 7 of 19 in this game. He scored 25 points and scored the highest score in the game. He regained his confidence and responded to Yi Jianlian.

In the end, with the whole team bursting out, the Lakers beat the Jazz by 40 points 130-90 at home.

After the G5 Tianwangshan game, everyone thought the Jazz was in trouble. After all, the loss in G4 was too hurtful to the Jazz. Coupled with the big defeat in G5, could the Jazz not play?

In this situation, most teams will collapse directly.

But something magical happened again.

In G6, the Jazz returned home in despair without collapse, amid the cheers and cheers of the fans in the audience.

Yi Jianlian made 9 of 18 and scored 25 points.

Gordon Hayward, 9 of 13, 21 points, 5 fouls.

Gobert made 5 of 14 and scored 11 points.

Mitchell, 6 of 17, 17 points.

Ingles, 4 of 11, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 12 points.

DeAndre Jordan, 6 of 11, 12 points.

Under the tenacious and tough performance of these star players of the Jazz, the Jazz once again defeated the Lakers by 11 points at home.

So when G6 ended, everyone was confused, the experts were confused, and many people in the Warriors who supported the Jazz were also confused.

This series is completely unpredictable.

In the tiebreaker, the two teams are so close in strength. The Lakers are stronger, but the Jazz seem to have restraint against the Lakers.

In this case, the tiebreaker becomes confusing.

In fact, the tiebreaker between the two teams was indeed extremely fierce.

The two teams played until the last 2 minutes and were tied.

Then in the last two minutes, the two teams kept alternating and tied, and then until there were 4 seconds left in the game, when the Lakers' last attack was suspended, the score on the court was 90, which was still tied.

In this case, almost everyone felt that the game was going to overtime.

After all, the intensity of this game is too great. In 4 seconds, the Lakers have no chance at all. In the end, it is likely to be a random throw and it is impossible to score.

In fact, as many experts predicted, the Lakers did not have a chance to attack.

But the Lakers team finally hit Leonard, who had the best and most magical performance in this series and saved the team many times.

Without any chance, Leonard faced Gordon Hayward's defense and made a signature Ron Howard jam Jordan fadeaway.

A swipe!

Two point hit!

92 to 90!

Leonard beats the Jazz at the buzzer!

This was Leonard's fifth personal point in the last 2 minutes. The team scored 7 points and he scored 5 points.

This was Leonard's 15th personal point in the fourth quarter. The team scored 25 points, and he scored 15 points.

This was Leonard's 41 points in this game. The team scored 92 points, and he scored 41 points.

Leonard single-handedly led the Lakers to defeat the Jazz who restrained himself, and unexpectedly changed his destiny and reached the Western Conference Finals.

Throughout the series, Leonard averaged 35 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and his shooting percentage was 53% per game. In this series, Leonard used his incredible performance to establish himself as the leader of the Lakers' Big Three.

The boss problem that has been plaguing the Lakers' Big Three has been completely resolved after this series.

At the same time, in this series, Siakam averaged 19.4 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of 44%. Although he had a fierce battle with Yi Jianlian throughout the series, he was able to compete with the famous power forward position in the league, the famous The old monster was inseparable, and Siakam became completely famous.

Yes, this young forward who once wandered around and averaged 5 points per game before coming to the Lakers has now become a future star in the league.

In this series, the Lakers were able to defeat the nemesis Jazz, which was indeed a nirvana for the entire Lakers team.

So after leading the team to advance, Mr. Ke was so excited that he cried.

Kerr, the head coach of the Warriors, saw that it was the Lakers who advanced and saw that the Lakers advanced in this way. In the end, he sighed helplessly.

In fact, for the history of the NBA, the championship is often not the strongest team. Luck is very important, but this year, luck is not on the side of the Warriors.

Leonard, that impossible shot, finally hit.

This year's conference semifinals were the most intense battle between the Lakers and Jazz.

In the East, the Bucks, the top team in the East, faced the Wizards led by James Harden and easily advanced 4-1.

The Cavaliers, who were second in the Eastern Conference, faced the Heat, who were third in the Eastern Conference. It was not an easy game, and it was not that difficult with one hand. In the end, the Cavaliers advanced 4-2.

In fact, this series with the Heat told the Heat and Gao Bo that he still has a long way to go when facing a center of Oden's level.

At the very least, his confrontation needs to continue to be strengthened.

However, for a rookie, to be able to follow the team here and play like this with the current second center in the league, Gao Bo's rookie career can be considered extremely successful.

Warriors, Lakers.

Bucks, knights.

The war is about to break out!